AUSTRALIAN NADAC NATIONALS – 2020

I hope you are all staying well during the current health
crisis. It is a very stressful time as
we all endure this period of uncertainty around our lives, our activities and
our futures.

Probably the most difficult thing for us all is not knowing an
end date to the situation. What is most
important at this time is to follow the public health directives from the
experts and play a role in protecting lives and protecting our healthcare system. If we all play our part then maybe we will
get back to some kind of normal sooner rather and later with our loved ones
beside us.

Some of you have been asking me about our NADAC Australian Nationals which is the biggest event on our calendar. Some of you have been writing and expressing to me how much NADAC means to you personally. It is impossible to predict from day to day what we will face due to covid-19 but I hope this post will give you a good idea of what my thoughts and plans are regarding the Nationals.

I cannot do any of the normal pre-planning like
purchasing rosettes, planning exhibitor gifts.
I normally use trial income and fundraising money for those things –
without trials that isn’t happening.

I have booked the venue and paid a deposit for
the venue. At this stage I am not
altering or cancelling that booking. My
hope is that if at all possible we will be having our National event. If it does go ahead it will be very different
to what we have had in previous years. I
think it is important in time of crisis to have something enjoyable to look
forward to and perhaps the Australian NADAC Nationals can be that for you.

Eligibility criteria will be dramatically
changed for Challenge entry.

To compete in Challenge Pre-Elite all you
will require is to have obtained your Novice Agility Title (ie have a NAC or NAS title which is awarded when
you have 30 points in Novice Regular Agility).

To compete in Challenge Elite all you will require
is to have obtained your Open Agility Title (ie have an OAC or OAS title which is awarded when
you have 30 points in Open Regular Agility).

We will still have the criteria If a dog is
over 7 on September 1, 2020, then they MUST enter the Veterans division.

We will still have the criteria If the dog
has more than 100 lifetime points in Elite Regular as of September 1 2020 then
they may not be eligible for Pre-Elite and may be automatically placed into
Elite if they have met all of the Elite criteria. Exceptions to this will be if
the dog has not earnt any Elite level points in the current year Aug 1 2019-
July 31 2020 or if the dog 10 years or older.

General entry classes will remain open to
everyone without eligibility criteria as it has always been.

I think these changes will allow more
people to participate and hopefully we will be celebrating not only NADAC but
the end of a pandemic *fingerscrossed*

The entry form will be posted on the NADAC Australia website soon. You will be able to enter but WE WILL NOT BE ASKING YOU TO PAY ENTRY FEES UNTIL WE KNOW THE EVENT WILL GO AHEAD.

It is really helpful and important to me as
an event organiser that if you are planning on entering that you fill out the entry
form as soon as you can. In the lead up
to the event and during the covid-19 crisis having an idea of whether people will
come is vital. Potential attendance
numbers will assist me in my decision
making as to whether to proceed or not with the Nationals and will help me plan
what is possible or not possible financially.
I really need you the exhibitors to provide me with this information.